New York City's sidewalks are its best public spaces, the heart of the city's bustling street life. Sidewalks are everywhere, 12,000 miles of them, enough to stretch half way around the world.

The City Council on Wednesday approved a package of five bills intended to cut back on the number of scaffolds — known as sidewalk sheds — that have long darkened New York’s streets ...

The New York ... on our streets," Bottcher said in a statement. "This is about restoring beauty, safety, and common sense to our sidewalks. It’s about proving that in New York City, we don ...

The New York City Council ... sheds languish on our streets were over. These eyesores were crowding our sidewalks, stifling our small businesses, and darkening our city; it was time for something ...

The City Council on Wednesday is expected to vote on a package of bills aimed at reducing the miles of sidewalk sheds (and the scaffolding above them) that crowd NYC streets. Last year ...